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general formula [¦jen·rəl ′fȯr·myə·lə]

(chemistry)

A formula that can apply not only to one specific compound but to a series of related compounds; for example, the general formula for an aldehyde RCHO, where R is hydrogen in formaldehyde (the simplest aldehyde) and is a hydrocarbon radical for other aldehydes in the series such as CH₃for acetaldehyde and C₂H₅for proprionaldehyde.

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